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Also on today's calendar: 75th Fall Wisconsin Antiques Dealers Assn. Show & Sale and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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• Yaskawa America Announces Robotics Manufacturing Expansion (mfgnewsweb.com) — A major robotics manufacturer is planning a new state-of-the-art production campus in Franklin, bringing high‑volume robot manufacturing and consolidated Drives and Motion operations into one 800,000‑square‑foot site. The project will shift work from other states, establish a key North American headquarters here, and is expected to boost local jobs, training opportunities, and the city's role in advanced automation over the next several years.
• Waukesha County Week 7 prep football preview (gmtoday.com) — Franklin football fans have a big home game Friday as the Sabers, now 3-3, host Kettle Moraine at 7 p.m. After three straight blowout wins and a setback against Muskego, Franklin leans on standout rusher Dillon Herling and defensive playmaker Tavin Nass in a crowded slate of key Waukesha County matchups shaping playoff hopes.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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